Allow me to second the editorial stance of the NYTimes (November 18), calling for implementation of criminal justice reform in NY and chastising the naysayers.
As long ago as 1961, the Vera Foundation’s Manhattan Bail Project, in which I participated as a law student, demonstrated that accused individuals released without bail were more likely to return to court and less likely to commit new crimes than those released on bail.
As a Criminal Court judge, I made broad use of release without bail as the more just alternative to unnecessary and often lengthy incarceration of persons accused but not convicted of crimes. My experience mirrored the findings of the Vera Foundation; released individuals returned for their court dates with greater reliability than those released on bail.
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